Hope is the twelfth album in the live praise and worship series of Christian Contemporary music by Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches and located in Sydney, Australia. The church's senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills...

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Making of the album

Hope was recorded live at the new Hillsong Convention Centre

Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches and located in Sydney, Australia. The church's senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills...

 over two nights in early 2003 by Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech

Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...

 and the Hillsong team. The DVD for the album was directed by Luke Irvine.

Trivia

1. This was the first album in which Joel Houston
   Joel Houston
   Joel Timothy Houston is a musician, songwriter and pastor, best known as leader of the Sydney-based worship band Hillsong United, the youth worship band of Hillsong Church....
   
    sang with the Hillsong Live team. He led worship in the song Free, written by Marty Sampson
   Marty Sampson
   Marty Sampson is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He...
   
   .
2. The song "Free", on the actual night, was sung by Joel Houston
   Joel Houston
   Joel Timothy Houston is a musician, songwriter and pastor, best known as leader of the Sydney-based worship band Hillsong United, the youth worship band of Hillsong Church....
   
   ; while in the CD release, it was sung by Tulele Faletolu
   Tulele Faletolu
   Tulele Faletolu, born 21 December in Wellington, New Zealand, is a Christian singer/songwriter and a former worship leader at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia.Tulele is of Samoan descent and started singing at a young age...
   
   

Track listing (CD)

Disc 1:

1. "Better Than Life" (Marty Sampson
   Marty Sampson
   Marty Sampson is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He...
   
   ) - Worship Leader: Marty Sampson
   Marty Sampson
   Marty Sampson is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He...
   
   
2. "Glory" (Reuben Morgan
   Reuben Morgan
   Reuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
   
   ) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech
   Darlene Zschech
   Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
   
    & Reuben Morgan
   Reuben Morgan
   Reuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
   
   
3. "Ever Living God" (Raymond Badham) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech
4. "Need You Here" (Morgan) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech
5. "My Hope" (Darlene Zschech
   Darlene Zschech
   Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
   
   ) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech
6. "Still" (Morgan) - Worship Leader: Tulele Faletolu
   Tulele Faletolu
   Tulele Faletolu, born 21 December in Wellington, New Zealand, is a Christian singer/songwriter and a former worship leader at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia.Tulele is of Samoan descent and started singing at a young age...
   
   
7. "Angels" (Sampson) - Worship Leaders: Marty Sampson & Darlene Zschech
8. "Can't Stop Praising" (Tulele Faletolu
   Tulele Faletolu
   Tulele Faletolu, born 21 December in Wellington, New Zealand, is a Christian singer/songwriter and a former worship leader at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia.Tulele is of Samoan descent and started singing at a young age...
   
    & Sampson) - Worship Leader: Tulele Faletolu
9. "You Are"/"You Are Lord" ("You Are" Darlene Zschech; choir arrangement for "You Are Lord": Jennifer Va'a) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech
10. "Here I Am to Worship
    Here I am to Worship (song)
    "Here I Am to Worship" is a song written by Tim Hughes and was released as the title song of his debut album Here I Am to Worship. The song is a popular worship ballad. It is commonly sung at Christian churches, festivals and youth gatherings...
    
    /Call" ("Here I Am to Worship" Tim Hughes
    Tim Hughes
    Tim Hughes is a British worship leader and singer-songwriter. He is currently Director of Worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican church in central London, and heads up Worship Central, an international worship training and resource centre.- Personal life :Hughes is the son of an Anglican...
    
    ; "Call": Darlene Zschech) - Worship Leaders: Reuben Morgan & Darlene Zschech
11. "Highest" (Morgan) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech

Disc 2 ('bonus disc'):

1. "Song of Freedom" (Marty Sampson) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech
2. "Shout Your Fame" (Jonas Myrin
   Jonas Myrin
   Jonas Myrin is a Swedish-born singer, musician and songwriter best known as a worship leader at Hillsong Church London. He has established himself as a songwriter for various artists with releases in Europe, Japan and USA. Based out of London, he is getting ready to launch his solo career.- Early...
   
   , Natasha Bedingfield
   Natasha Bedingfield
   Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
   
   , Gio Galanti & Paul Nevison) - Worship Leader: Steve McPherson
3. "Exceeding Joy" (Miriam Webster
   Miriam Webster
   Miriam Webster is an Australian gospel, contemporary singer-songwriter.She has toured Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and recently released her solo album 'Made Me Glad'....
   
   ) - Worship Leaders: Miriam Webster
   Miriam Webster
   Miriam Webster is an Australian gospel, contemporary singer-songwriter.She has toured Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and recently released her solo album 'Made Me Glad'....
   
    & Darlene Zschech
4. "King of Love" (Tanya Riches) - Worship Leaders: Steve McPherson & Darlene Zschech
5. "To the Ends of the Earth" (Joel Houston
   Joel Houston
   Joel Timothy Houston is a musician, songwriter and pastor, best known as leader of the Sydney-based worship band Hillsong United, the youth worship band of Hillsong Church....
   
    & Marty Sampson) - Worship Leader: Marty Sampson
6. "Free" (Sampson) - Worship Leaders: Tulele Faletolu (CD) & Joel Houston
   Joel Houston
   Joel Timothy Houston is a musician, songwriter and pastor, best known as leader of the Sydney-based worship band Hillsong United, the youth worship band of Hillsong Church....
   
    (DVD)
7. "Highest" (reprise) - Worship Leader: Darlene Zschech

Track listing (DVD)

1. "Song of Freedom"
2. "Better Than Life"
3. "Ever Living God"
4. "Exceeding Joy"
5. "Need You Here"
6. "My Hope"
7. "Can't Stop Praising"
8. "To The Ends Of The Earth"
9. "Here I Am To Worship"/"Call"
10. "Free"
11. "King Of Love"
12. "Still"
13. "You Are"/"You Are Lord"
14. "Angels"
15. "Shout Your Fame"
16. "Glory"
17. "Highest"

Personnel

Executive Producers:

• Brian & Bobbie Houston (Senior Pastors)

Producers:

• Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
  
  
• Raymond Badham
• Steve McPherson
• Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
  
  

Worship Leader:

• Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
  
  

Vocalists:

• Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
  
  
• Marty Sampson
  Marty Sampson
  Marty Sampson is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He...
  
  
• Miriam Webster
  Miriam Webster
  Miriam Webster is an Australian gospel, contemporary singer-songwriter.She has toured Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and recently released her solo album 'Made Me Glad'....
  
  
• Steve McPherson
• Tulele Faletolu
• Joel Houston
• Damian Bassett
• Julie Bassett
• Erica Crocker
• Ned Davies
• Holly Dawson
• Lucy Fisher
• Michelle Frager
• Karen Horn
• Scott Haslem
• Peter Hart
• Garth Lazaro
• Donia Makedonez
• Katrina Peoples
• Woody Pierson
• Joanna Savage

Piano/Keyboards:

• Craig Gower
• Peter King

Electric Guitars:

• Marcus Beaumont
• Michael Guy Chislett
• Nigel Hendroff
• Paul Peipman

Acoustic Guitars:

• Raymond Badham
• Nigel Hendroff
• Reuben Morgan
• Marty Sampson

Bass Guitars:

• Ian Fisher
• Joel Houston

Drums:

• Luke Munns

Percussion:

• Peter Kelly
• Sonja Bailey
• Elisha Vella

Trombone:

• Greg Hughes
• John Kasinathan
• Steve Luke

Trumpets:

• Matt Hope
• Trent Hopkinson
• Stephanie Lambert
• Tim Whincop

Saxophones:

• Steve Bullivant
• Gary Honor
• Jonno Louwrens
• James Rudder

Flute:

• Reuben Singleton

Music Director:

• Raymond Badham

Brass Director:

• Matt Hope

Choir Conductors:

• Ruth Athanasio
• Kylie Fisher
• Steve Ollis
• Tanya Riches
• Natalie Rudder
• Andrew Sloan
• Martine Williams

Vocal Production:

• Darlene Zschech
• Steve McPherson
• Scott Haslem

Songwriters:

• Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
  
   - Songs: My Hope (Title Track), You Are, Call
• Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
  
   - Songs: Glory, Need You Here, Still, Highest
• Marty Sampson
  Marty Sampson
  Marty Sampson is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He...
  
   - Songs: Better Than Life, Angels, Can't Stop Praising, Song of Freedom, To the Ends of the Earth, Free
• Raymond Badham - Song: Ever Living God
• Tulele Faletolu - Song: Can't Stop Praising
• Jennifer Va'a - Song: You Are Lord
• Tim Hughes (Not from Hillsong) - Song: Here I am to Worship
• Miriam Webster
  Miriam Webster
  Miriam Webster is an Australian gospel, contemporary singer-songwriter.She has toured Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and recently released her solo album 'Made Me Glad'....
  
   - Song: Exceeding Joy
• Tanya Riches - Song: King of Love
• Joel Houston - Song: To the Ends of the Earth

Choir:

• Hillsong Church Choir

Cover Artwork:

• Pictures Depict: Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Zschech
  Darlene Joyce Zschech is an Australian Pentecostal worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. She is the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church and is currently a member of Compassionart, a charity founded by Martin Smith.-Biography:As a young adult...
  
  , Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan
  Reuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
  
   & Marty Sampson
  Marty Sampson
  Marty Sampson is a Christian songwriter and a worship leader at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. Originally featuring in the Youth Alive albums of the late 1990s, he was one of original Hillsong United worship leaders. Guitar is his main instrument and he occasionally plays the piano. He...